Lillie's Oz: The Not So Great And Powerful

Lillie’s effort in my class was admirable. Her time management as a student was excellent; she spent a lot of time preparing for her research, and she would submit her assignments before deadlines. At first she was rather quiet in class, but towards the end of the semester she contributed more actively to class discussions. Lillie’s reading responses showed that she was an observant reader even though she did not always share her findings in class. Her summaries reflected a profound understanding of the reading materials.

Lillie’s first paper examined the relation between women, the flaneur, and the public sphere by drawing on articles by Janet Wolff and Susan Bassnett. Her paper was enjoyable to read, and she summarized the arguments very well. She could enrich the paper by providing the different context in which each writing emerged in order to …show more content…
However, she always came to the conference sessions well prepared, and she listened carefully to the feedback on her writing. I am impressed by her effort to respond to suggestions. Various drafts of her conference paper demonstrated a significant improvement. Bits of thoughts were scattered in her first draft, but after a series of revision, Lillie managed to organize her ideas in a more coherent way. Titled “Oz: The Not So Great and Powerful,” her paper argued that the two Oz films, The Wizard of Oz and Oz the Great and Powerful, reinforce the stereotypes of men and women in the discourse of travel. Lillie provides strong arguments by focusing on the representation of home as well as ideas about femininity and masculinity in the films.

Overall, it was a pleasure having Lillie in my course this semester. Enthusiasm and discipline were her best assets. If she maintains her persistence and desire for learning, I am certain that Lillie will achieve success in her academic